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How to bring black paint back to life :) Posted by Gordon [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: I HATE black! Every scratch, swirl, waterstain shows, UGH!, Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:42:19 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I was looking over my '85 spg a few months back, and noticed some bad water staines all over the roof, and in the sun, some pretty ugly swirling on the rear panels &hood, so I washed it thoroughly, dried it, &pulled it in the garage. I applied one coat of "Mother's carnuba cleaner wax" and then buffed it off, though it shined nice, the water stains were still all there. I got a container of Turtle wax rubbing compound a few days later, and very gently applied a little bit, then buffed it off, this removed the water stains completely, be careful with it though because it will remove paint if rubbed to hard! I had also purchased the "Mother's 3-step waxing process waxes", one removes oxidized paint, the second helps hide swirls, and the 3rd is pure carnuba wax. It took a few hours, but I completed it and WOW, no more water staines, swirls were hardley visible and it shined like a mirror. The paint on my '85 spg is original, and people can't belive it because it's so shiney and flawless looking. I would def. reccomend this stuff! It works wonders on old paint! I also did the same to my black '88 spg with the same results :)
hope this helps! (I love detailing cars, esp. saabs!) haha
Gordon
'88 spg
'85 spg
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